William Chapman Bowman (September 14, 1882 - November 23, 1974) was a Democratic Mississippi state senator, representing the state's 9th senatorial district, from 1916 to 1920.
William C. Bowman | |
|---|---|
 c. 1917 | |
| Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 9th district | |
| In office January 1916 – January 1920 | |
| Preceded by | W. C. Martin[1] |
| Succeeded by | Walter P. Abbott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 14, 1882 Ouachita Parish, LA |
| Died | November 23, 1974 (aged 92) Montgomery, Alabama |
| Political party | Democrat |
Biography
editWilliam Chapman Bowman was born on September 14, 1882, near Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana.[2][3] He was the son of Francis Edwin Bowman and Pauline (Chapman) Bowman.[2] Bowman attended the public schools of Runnels County, Texas, and Belton, Texas.[2] His family moved to Natchez, Mississippi, in 1898, where Bowman attended the public schools there for 2 years.[2] He attended Millsaps College from 1900 to 1904, and graduated in 1904 with a B. A. degree.[2] He then attended the University of Mississippi to study law, graduating in 1905.[2] He then started practicing law in Natchez.[2] From 1916 to 1920, he represented Mississippi's 9th senatorial district as a Democrat in the Mississippi Senate.[2] He died at 1:30 AM on November 23, 1974, in Montgomery, Alabama, where he had been living for 52 years.[4][3]
References
edit- ^ Senate, Mississippi Legislature (1914). Journal. p. 4.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 766–767.
- ^ a b "William Bowman in Social Security Death Index". Fold3. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ^ "The Montgomery Advertiser from Montgomery, Alabama on November 24, 1974 · 45". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-05-19.